Scout.com: Chung under their microscope

[Box_O_Rocks]

Scout.com: 7 Points: Make A Move

Point 2: A pair of second-round draft picks will have a bit more to prove in their training camps this summer due to the price their teams paid for them.

Making the leap to the NFL as a cornerback is a huge task, but expectations may be a bit higher for the Patriots' Patrick Chung and the Broncos' Alphonso Smith in training camp.

Chung became the Patriots' draft compensation pick -- No. 34 overall -- as a result of the team trading quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel to Kansas City back in February. And Denver surrendered their No. 1 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft to Seattle in exchange for the opportunity to grab Smith in this year's draft at No. 37 overall.

That certainly adds to the pressure for both men to make an immediate contribution. But what's a reasonable expectation for a second-round selection who will be attempting to cover pro receivers he's only seen on TV for the past few years?

Well, you could take a quick look at the five cornerbacks were selected in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft as one measuring stick. The only one who truly got into the flow right away was the Chiefs' Brandon Flowers, who was picked at No. 35 overall. He started 13 contests for a young Chiefs team, picking off two passes and defending 13. Tracy Porter, No. 40 overall last year, started in five games for the Saints.

The other three -- the Packers' Pat Lee, the Patriots' Terrence Wheatley, and the Giants' Terrell Thomas -- had a combined total of just three starts, but gained some limited game experience as rookies that should help their chances during their sophomore campaigns.

:wha: :confused2: :explative

 

[Deus Irae]

Less than a month to go.........

 

[shmessy]

That Chung is a great "cornerback"!!!!!

Good find Box, that's a classic one from Scout.com!

 

[RobertWeathers]

According to goducks.com, he WAS a CB- during his freshman year!

 

[maverick4]

Wow, scout.com is a joke.

 

[unoriginal]

I knew we couldn't have been pinning our hopes to Bodden or Springs at CB. This is why Hobbs was traded people, to make room for Chung.

 

[patchick]

I actually think it's true about Smith. The Broncos did directly trade away the future for him, and he's a pretty risky pick for it. Luckily for Smith, the bullseye on Orton's back is big enough to block out most of metropolitan Denver and should offer him some shade.

But while we're on the theme:

Chung became the Patriots' draft compensation pick -- No. 34 overall -- as a result of the team trading quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel to Kansas City back in February. And Denver surrendered their No. 1 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft to Seattle in exchange for the opportunity to grab Smith in this year's draft at No. 37 overall.

So maybe we could soothe some of the still-ruffled feathers here by pretending that Cassel was traded for Denver's 2010 #1, which the Pats then traded away to grab the top SS this year at #34? Does that satisfy the 1st-round-pick fetish?

 

[patriot lifer]

is there so little to talk about for these football websites